Amine-complexed zinc salts of organic diacids

ABSTRACT

Amine-complexed zinc salts of organic diacids selected from the group consisting of (i) dicarboxylic acids, (ii) diphenols, and (iii) phthalic acids. Specifically disclosed compounds include C 2  -C 3  alkylene diamine-complexed zinc salts of thiodiphenol and sulfonyldiphenol, and ethylene diamine-complexed salts of phthalic, isophthalic and terephthalic acids. Such amine-complexed zinc salts have utility as corrosion inhibitors in coating compositions for metallic substrates, e.g., paints based on alkyds, latexes or linseed oil. Also disclosed are anticorrosion additives, comprising the aforementioned amine-complexed salts distended on mineral fillers such as kaolin, and a method of making same by reaction of zinc oxide, amine, and organic diacid, at elevated temperatures, in an aqueous slurry of the mineral filler. At least the dicarboxylic acid and diphenol derived salts also display utility as inhibitors of marine growth (algae and barnacles) on substrates.

This is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No.714,709 filed on Mar. 21, 1985.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of The Invention

The present invention relates to amine-complexed zinc salts of organicdiacids, more particularly to amine-complexed zinc salts of dicarboxylicacids, diphenols, and phthalic acids, and to film-forming compositionscontaining such salts as corrosion inhibitors, for protection ofmetallic substrates susceptible to corrosion.

2. Description of The Prior Art

In the practice of corrosion control, as applied to ferrous and othermetallic substrates susceptible to corrosion, e.g., iron, steel, copper,magnesium, aluminum and alloys thereof, a great number of metallicsubstrate treatment processes, such as passivation and phosphatizing,and anticorrosion coatings for such metallic substrates, have beendeveloped and employed.

In particular, a large number of protective coatings for metallicsubstrates susceptible to corrosion have been disclosed and utilized inthe prior art. Among such coatings formulations are various inorganiczinc silicate-containing compositions, in which zinc is employed as apigment and filler in the inorganic silicate binder matrix. Suchcompositions have utility for coating of ferrous substrates, on whichthe zinc in the protective coating is galvanically sacrificed to reduceor inhibit corrosion of the underlying metallic substrate. Similarly,zinc chromate (in general commercial use as "Zinc Yellow" pigment) iswidely employed in commercial paint and coating formulations, e.g.,alkyd and latex paint formulations, but unfortunately it ischaracterized by a relatively high toxicity, which has limited its usein practice. A large number of organic protective coatings, andcorrosion inhibitor pigments/additives for such coating compositions,have been developed.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,246,030 discloses a corrosion inhibitor for metalsexposed to water, comprising a water soluble carboxylic acid and/or thesalt thereof containing at least one hydroxyl group per molecule, and anamino alkylene phosphonic acid or derivative thereof, together withdispersing agents and other inhibitors such as molybdates, azoles andvarious inorganic metal compounds, including zinc oxide. The disclosedcompounds include alkali metal salts of N-hydroxy ethylenediaminetriacetic acid.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,217,142 discloses the use of magnesium azelate as a rustinhibitor for metal paints, preferably in combination with a basic oxidesuch as magnesium oxide. The patent specifically discloses that lead,calcium and zinc azelates in inert vehicles are unsatisfactory ascorrosion inhibitors.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,816,051 discloses corrosion inhibitors which may beincorporated in primer coatings or volatile solvents for application tocorrodible metals. The disclosed corrosion inhibitors are organic estersof certain acidic oxides of metals, including chromic acid, orthovanadicacid, metavanadic acid and molybdic acid.

A corrosion-inhibiting material for use in a coating composition isdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,212,674, which comprises a fine particulatematerial such as natural crystalline calcium carbonate on which iscoated a film of fatty amine or a fatty amine salt; the patent disclosesthat other conventional fillers, including kaolin, may be employed.

A surface treated filler material is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.4,191,670, as having utility in the preparation of emulsion paints, toimprove the scrub resistance of such paints. The fillers, includenatural and precipitated carbonates and silica compounds such assilicate including kaolin, mica and calcium. Such fillers are treatedwith a mixture of saturated and unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids.Such treated mineral fillers are disclosed to be particularly suited forwater-based coating systems including acrylates and acrylic acidco-polymer systems.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,427,448 discloses a removable, oil-based corrosioninhibitor containing an aliphatic primary amine, an organic fatty acidplus an organotin compound and a glycolester.

Corrosion inhibitor for water-based latex paints designed to combat bothpre-and post-drying rusting is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,243,417. Thecorrosion inhibitor has a formula M(Z)_(x) An, where M is a metalcation, An is a corrosion-inhibiting anion, and Z is a complexingvolatile component, such as amino or alkylamino.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,306,908 discloses reaction products of high molecularweight hydrocarbon succinic acid compounds, amines and heavy metalcompounds such as zinc or zinc oxide, which are useful as paintadditives and impart corrosion-inhibiting characteristics. U.S. Pat. No.3,163,603 discloses amide and imide derivatives of metal salts ofsubstituted succinic acids and their use as corrosion inhibitors.

Rust-preventative paint compositions are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.3,876,574, which comprise polycarboxylic acids and compounds of metalssuch as zinc.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,689,828 discloses a mineral oil composition containing acorrosion inhibiting agent prepared from a phthalic acid, analkyl-substituted phthalic acid or its anhydride, and a primary,secondary or tertiary amine.

Although as shown by the foregoing, numerous anticorrosion coatingcompositions and corrosion inhibitor additives have been developed inthe prior art, there is nonetheless a continuing need for thedevelopment of improved corrosion-inhibiting additives and coatingcompositions containing the same, which are non-toxic or of reducedtoxicity relative to the zinc chromate additive and compositions whichare in commercial use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coatingcomposition having utility for protecting metallic substratessusceptible to corrosion, comprising:

(a) a film-forming vehicle; and

(b) a corrosion-inhibiting amount of amine-complexed zinc salt of anorganic diacid selected from the group consisting of (i) dicarboxylicacids, (ii) diphenols, and (iii) phthalic acids.

Another aspect of the invention provides a coating composition havingutility for inhibiting marine growth, such as barnacles and algae, onsubstrates and containing a marine growth-inhibiting amount of acomposition selected from (i) or (ii) above.

Other aspects of the invention provide the following features, alone orin combination: the film-forming vehicle may be selected from the groupconsisting of alkyds, latexes and linseed oils. The amine may beselected from the group consisting of alkylenediamines, polyalkylaminesand polyalkanolamines, and preferably a C₂ -C₃ diamine; the organic acidmay be a dicarboxylic acid of the formula

    HOOC--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --COOH

wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 20, preferably from 2 to 12; andthe amine-complexed zinc salt of the organic diacid may have thestructural formula

    ZnA.sub.x.B.sub.y

wherein A is the organic diacid residue, B is the amine, x is between0.6 and 1.0, and y is between 0.01 and 1.0.

Still other aspects of the invention provide that the amine-complexedzinc salt of the organic diacid is a reaction product of zinc oxide, theamine and the organic diacid, which may be present in the reaction in anapproximately 1:1:1 molar ratio. In one embodiment, the molar ratio ofthe organic acid to the diamine in the reaction is from about 1.0 to1.2.

The coating composition may comprise, in yet another aspect of theinvention, a mineral filler selected from the group consisting ofbentonite, kaolin, mica and wollastonite, preferably kaolin and mostpreferably delaminated kaolin, and the amine-complexed zinc salt of theorganic diacid may be distended on said mineral filler.

Related aspects of the invention include (i) a method of protecting ametallic substrate susceptible to corrosion comprising applying to suchsubstrate a coating of the aforementioned compositions, and curing thesame, and (ii) a metallic substrate coated with a cured film of suchcoating composition.

In another aspect, the invention provides an amine-complexed zinc saltof an organic diacid, in distended form on a mineral filler, and amethod for making such zinc salt/mineral filler composition, comprisingthe steps of:

(a) dispersing the mineral filler in an aqueous medium to form a slurrythereof;

(b) adding to such slurry (i) zinc oxide, (ii) the amine, and (iii) theorganic diacid under reaction conditions including an elevatedtemperature, preferably at least about 90° C., which is at leastsufficient to yield the amine-complexed zinc salt of the organic diacidin distended form on the mineral filler in the slurry;

(c) cooling the slurry to precipitate therefrom the amine-complexed zincsalt; and

(d) recovering the mineral filler with the amine-complexed zinc saltprecipitate thereon.

Other aspects of the invention include one or more of the followingembodiments: the recovered precipitate of step (d) may be dried andpulverized to form a particulate mineral filler having theamine-complexed zinc salt distended thereon; an anticorrosion coatingcomposition may be made by a method comprising dispersing in afilm-forming vehicle a corrosion-inhibiting amount of the aforesaidparticulate mineral filler; in the method of producing the aforesaidamine-complexed zinc salt of an organic diacid, the zinc oxide, amine,and organic diacid may be added to the slurry in the aforesaid step (b)in amounts proportioned to provide a predetermined concentration of theamine-complexed zinc salt, such that the weight ratio of theamine-complexed zinc salt to the mineral filler in the precipitaterecovered in the aforesaid step (d) is from about 0.25 to about 1.2.Preferably, the amine is selected from alkylenediamines,polyalkylamines, and polyalkanolamines; the organic diacid is preferablyselected from the group consisting of (i) dicarboxylic acids, (ii)diphenols, and (iii) phthalic acids; and in the aforesaid step (b), thezinc oxide and organic diacid are added to the slurry to form a firstreaction product, followed by addition thereto of the amine to form theamine-complexed zinc salt of the organic diacid as a second reactionproduct.

Yet another aspect of the invention provides amine-complexed zinc saltsof an organic diacid selected from the group consisting of unchlorinateddiphenols, unchlorinated sulfonyldiphenols, and phthalic acids. Suchaspect of the invention includes more specifically amine-complexed zincsalts of the above described formulas, especially C₂ -C₃ alkylenediamine-complexed zinc salts of thiodiphenol or sulfonyldiphenol, andethylene diamine-complexed zinc salts of phthalic acids.

As used herein, "phthalic acids" is intended to be broadly construed toinclude phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and/or terephthalic acid.

The term "distended" in reference to the amine-complexed zinc salts ofthe invention on a mineral filler means that the complexed zinc salt isdispersed on the mineral filler surface and is associatively bondedthereto.

Generally, the present invention is seen to provide a corrosioninhibitor additive for coating compositions, which additive is readilyand easily made and is characterized by satisfactory toxicitycharacteristics relative to zinc chromate pigments and compositions. Thepresent invention also provides a corrosion inhibitor additive of suchtype in a distended form on a mineral filler, whereby such additive maybe readily and uniformly dispersed in a coating composition containingthe same, to provide uniform and effective anticorrosion activity.Another aspect of the present invention resides in the fact that atleast some of the compounds of the invention have demonstrated efficacyas antimarine fouling pigments in alkyd paint formulations in additionto efficacy as corrosion-inhibiting pigments.

Other aspects of the invention are defined in the appended claims andwill be apparent from the detailed description below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1 and 3 are bar graphs showing hours to failure in a salt spraytest of alkyd formulations containing various corrosion inhibitors, and

FIGS. 2 and 4 are similar graphs for latex formulations containingvarious corrosion inhibitors.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The anticorrosion coating compositions of the present invention comprisea film-forming vehicle which may comprise a suitable coating formulationcompatible with the amine-complexed zinc salt of an organic diacidselected from the group consisting of (i) dicarboxylic acids, (ii)diphenols, and (iii) phthalic acids, and may comprise any suitableformulation components generally employed in the art therefor, such asbinders, solvents, pigments, stablizers, extenders, fillers andadditives. Particularly preferred in practice, however, are film-formingvehicles such as alkyds, latexes and linseed oils.

The amine employed in complex with the zinc salt in the presentinvention may be any suitable amine such as alkylenediamines,polyalkylamines or polyalkanolamines, wherein the alkylene, alkyl andalkanol moieties of these amines may be either straight-chained orbranched, suitably comprising from 1 to 8, or more, carbon atoms.Particularly preferred alkylenediamines are ethylenediamine andpropylenediamine. A suitable polyalkyl amine is diethylamine, andtriethanolamine is usefully employed as a suitable polyalkanolamine.

Various dicarboxylic acids may be employed to form the amine-complexedzinc salt of the present invention, including for example,straight-chain dicarboxylic acids of the formula HOOC--(CH₂)_(n) --COOH,wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 20. Preferred dicarboxylic acidsinclude those of the same formula wherein n is from 2 to 12. Thedicarboxylic acids employed to form the amine-complexed zinc salts inthe present invention may usefully include mixtures of compounds, suchas Dibasic Acid (DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware), which is a commerciallyavailable mixture of C₁₀ -C₁₂ alkylene dicarboxylic acids.

Examples of amine-complexed zinc salts of dicarboxylic acids useful ascorrosion inhibitor additives in the practice of the present inventioninclude:

Zinc succinate ethylenediamine

Zinc glutarate ethylenediamine

Zinc adipate ethylenediamine

Zinc adipate propylenediamine

Zinc azelate ethylenediamine

Zinc sebacate ethylenediamine

Zinc dibasate ethylenediamine

Zinc dibasate propylenediamine

Zinc dibasate diethylamine

Zinc dibasate triethanolamine

Zinc dodecanedioate ethylenediamine

Zinc dodecanedioate diethylamine

Zinc dodecanedioate triethanolamine

The diphenols useful in the amine-complexed zinc salts in the presentinvention include phenols such as thiodiphenols and sulfonyldiphenols,such as 4,4'-thiodiphenol and 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol. Preferred aminesemployed to form the amine-complexed zinc salts of such diacids includeC₂ -C₃ alkylenediamines, illustrated by compounds such as zincthiodiphenolate ethylenediamine, zinc sulfonyldiphenolateethylenediamine, and zinc sulfonyldiphenolate propylenediamine.

Phthalic acids, such as one or more of phthalic acid, isophthalic acidand terephthalic acid, may likewise be employed to form theamine-complexed zinc salts of the present invention. Illustrative ofsuch compounds are zinc phthalate ethylenediamine, zinc isophthalateethylenediamine, and zinc terephthalate ethylenediamine.

The amine-complexed zinc salts of the present invention may usefully beprepared as a reaction product of zinc oxide, the amine and the organicdiacid, with the reaction suitably being carried out in aqueous mediumat elevated temperature, e.g., a temperature of 90° C. or higher. Thezinc oxide, amine and organic diacid reactants may be concurrently addedto the reaction system, but preferably the zinc oxide is first reactedwith one of the diamine and organic diacid components, followed byaddition and reaction with the other component. Most preferably, thezinc oxide is first reacted with the organic diacid, following which theamine reactant is added and reacted; this order of addition wasgenerally found to produce the highest yields of amine-complexed zincsalt product. Based on stoichiometric considerations, when a diamine isused as the amine reactant, it is satisfactory to provide the zincoxide, diamine or organic diacid reactants in the reaction system in anapproximately 1:1:1 ratio. In practice, the molar ratio of the organicdiacid to the diamine in the reaction system may range from about 1.0 toabout 1.2.

After reaction of the zinc oxide, amine or organic diacid has takenplace, e.g., 30 minutes to one hour or more, the aqueous reaction mediummay be cooled, as by ice bath cooling of the reaction vessel, tocomplete the precipitation therefrom of the amine-complexed zinc saltproduct. The precipitated product may then be recovered by filtrationand drying under ambient or elevated temperature conditions. The driedzinc salt complex then may be pulverized, such as by micropulverizationto a finely divided state, e.g., to a size which will pass through ascreen with openings of about 0.02 inch, to provide the product saltcomplex as a particulate or powder for use in the coating compositionsof the invention.

Although the prior art has taught various reactions of acid, base andmetal to obtain metal complexes, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,306,908,3,544,609, 3,551,466, 3,557,171 and 3,493,508, the amine-complexed zincsalts of organic diacids selected from the group consisting ofunchlorinated thiodiphenols, unchlorinated sulfonyldiphenols, andphthalic acids are believed not to have been suggested in the art. Inthe case of the diphenols, chlorine or other halogen substituents arepreferably avoided, since the presence of such halogen substituents inthe product amine-complexed zinc salt generally would be expected tohave a significantly adverse effect, insofar as the corrosion inhibitioncharacteristics of the salt-amine complex are concerned.

The amine-complexed organic diacid zinc salts employed in the coatingcompositions of the invention suitably have a formula as set forthbelow:

    ZnA.sub.x.B.sub.y

wherein A is the residue of the organic diacid formed by the removal ofat least one of the acidic hydrogens from the carboxyl substituents ofthe dicarboxylic acids or phthalic acids or, in the case of thediphenolate compounds, the hydrogens of the hydroxyl groups of suchcompounds. B is the amine, x is between 0.6 and 1.0 and y is between0.01 and 1.0. Although the preferred molar ratio of zinc oxide, organicdiacid and amine employed to form the amine-complexed zinc salts is, asindicated, preferably about 1:1:1, it has been found that the molarratio of zinc to organic diacid residue to amine in the complexed saltproduct is such that the molar ratio of diacid to zinc is generally lessthan but nonetheless approximately 1, while the ratio of amine to zincin the complexed salt is generally significantly less than 1. Inaddition, it has been found that in the zinc salt-amine complexformation reaction, an excess of the organic diacid relative to theamine reactant results in improved yields of the zinc salt-amine complexproduct. For this reason, it is desirable in many instances to provide areactant molar ratio of organic diacid to amine in the range of fromabout 1.0 to 1.25. In general, the amine-complexed zinc salt of theinvention should have a relatively high amine content, since there is ageneral trend of improving corrosion inhibition with increasing aminecontent in the salt complex. However, excessive amine content promotesdegradation of the coating composition containing the zinc salt complexas a corrosion inhibitor. Elemental analyses of various illustrativecompounds of the invention are set forth in Table I below, wherein TDPmeans thiodiphenolate, EN means ethylenediamine, SDP meanssulfonyldiphenolate, A means azelate, S means sebacate, D meansdibasate, DAP means diaminopropane, DMA means dimethylamine and DEAmeans diethylamine.

                  TABLE I                                                         ______________________________________                                                           Elemental Analysis                                         Compound           Zn.sub.x.B.sub.y                                           ______________________________________                                        Zinc Thiodiphenolate                                                                             Zn.sub.1.0 TDP.sub.0.91 EN.sub.0.87                        Ethylenediamine                                                               Zinc Sulfonyldiphenolate                                                                         Zn.sub.1.0 SDP.sub.1.0 EN.sub.0.58                         Ethylenediamine                                                               Zinc Azelate Ethylenediamine                                                                     Zn.sub.1.0 A.sub.0.88 EN.sub.0.14                          Zinc Sebacate Ethylenediamine                                                                    Zn.sub.1.0 S.sub.0.79 EN.sub.0.15                          Zinc Dibasate Ethylenediamine.sup.(1)                                                            Zn.sub.1.0 D.sub.0.86 EN.sub.0.15                          Zinc Thiodiphenolate-1,2-                                                                        Zn.sub.1.0 TDP.sub.1.0 --1,2-DAP.sub.0.23                  Diaminopropane                                                                Zinc Dibasate-1,2- Zn.sub.1.0 D.sub.1.0 --1,2-DAP.sub.0.6                     Diaminopropane                                                                Zinc Dibasate Dimethylamine                                                                      Zn.sub.1.0 D.sub.0.68 DMA.sub.0.03                         Zinc Dibasate Diethylamine                                                                       Zn.sub.1.0 D.sub.0.86 DEA.sub.0.10                         Zinc Dibasate-1,2- Zn.sub.1.0 D.sub.0.97 --1,3-DAP.sub.0.19                   Diaminopropane                                                                ______________________________________                                         .sup.(1) In this as in subsequent table entries, Dibasate refers to the       organic diacid residue derived from Dibasic Acid (E. I. du Pont de Nemour     & Company, Wilmington, Delaware), a commercially available mixture of         linear C.sub.10 --C.sub.12 -alkylene dicarboxylic acids.                 

As shown by the above representations in Table I, derived byconventional elemental analyses of the listed compounds, the molar ratioof the organic diacid residue to Zn(II), ranged from 0.68 in the case ofzinc dibasate dimethylamine to 1.0 in the case of zincsulfonyldiphenolate ethylenediamine, zincthiodiphenylate-1,2-diaminopropane, and zincdibasate-1,2-diaminopropane. The molar ratio of the amine to the zinc,on the other hand, ranged from 0.03 in the case of zinc dibasatedimethylamine, to 0.87 in the case of zinc thiodiphenolateethylenediamine.

In various embodiments of the anticorrosion coating composition of thepresent invention, it has been found advantageous to employ theamine-complexed zinc salt in combination with a mineral filler, whichmay, for example, comprise wollastonite or mica or a clay such asbentonite or kaolin. In a particularly preferred embodiment of thepresent invention the amine-complexed zinc salt is utilized in adistended form on the mineral filler. Although any of theaforementioned, or other, mineral fillers may be employed for suchpurpose, a particularly preferred mineral filler is kaolin, preferablyin a delaminated form. The advantage of kaolin and other similar mineralfillers in such delaminated form derives from the fact that the platelet(mica-like) structure thereof may increase the effective path lengththat moisture or other atmospheric corrosives must travel to reach themetallic substrate on which the coating composition containing thefiller distended thereon is coated. One such commercially availabledelaminated kaolin material is ASP-752 (Engelhard Corporation), whichhas particles in the shape of thin flat plates with an average particlesize of 1.8 microns and 0.01% greater than 44 microns and an oilabsorption value, as measured by ASTM D281-31, of 40 grams of oil per100 grams of pigment.

The amine-complexed zinc salt of the organic diacid may be produced indistended form on a mineral filler of the aforementioned type, by firstdispersing the mineral filler in the aqueous medium to form a slurrythereof. To the slurry then may be added the zinc oxide, the amine andthe organic diacid. As previously mentioned it is generally advantageousto add the zinc oxide to one of the amine and diacid reactants, with theother being added subsequently so that the zinc salt complex formationreaction takes place in two steps. In some instances, it may bedesirable to add the zinc oxide reactant to the organic diacid first,following the reaction of which the amine constituent is added to thereaction; such sequence of acid addition followed by amine (base)addition has been found advantageous in some instances in producingimproved yield of the zinc salt product.

Following reaction, which may be carried out at a temperature of about90° C. or higher for a period of time from about 30 minutes to about 2hours depending on the rate of reactant addition and specifictemperature level, the slurry is cooled to complete the precipitationtherefrom of the amine-complexed zinc salt which is thereby distendedupon the mineral filler particles. From the cooled slurry, theprecipitated zinc salt complex/mineral filler product may be recoveredby filtration followed by drying and micropulverization to yield theparticulate corrosion-inhibiting pigment in appropriate form fordispersing and/or grinding in the coating composition formulation. Therelative amounts of organic diacid, zinc oxide and amine may be aspreviously described herein.

In preferred practice, the zinc oxide, amine and organic diacid areadded to the slurry in amounts proportioned to provide a predeterminedconcentration of the amine-complexed zinc salt, such that the weightratio of the amine-complexed zinc salt to the mineral filler in theproduct mineral filler/salt complex is from about 0.25 to about 1.2. Inpractice, a 50/50 weight ratio of mineral filler and zinc salt complexhas been found satisfactory.

In general, the amine-complexed zinc salt corrosion inhibitors of thepresent invention meet the following criteria:

1. Reaction yield of at least 25% from the zinc oxide/organicdiacid/amine reaction;

2. A corrosion current, I_(corr), of less than 100 microamps;

3. A corrosion potential, E_(corr), of less than minus 700 millivolts;

4. A pH greater than about 7;

5. Reasonable cost;

6. Low toxicity; and

7. Moderate water solubility.

The coating compositions of the present invention have broad utility forprotecting metallic substrates susceptible to corrosion, includingferrous substrates such as iron and steel as well as copper, magnesium,aluminum, and alloys thereof as well as other conventional metalsemployed in structural or substrate applications where corrosion mayoccur due to contact by atmospheric moisture, water or other corrosivesnormally present in urban or industrial environments.

The advantages and utility of the invention are shown by the followingexamples of illustrative character, wherein all parts and percentagesare by weight, unless otherwise noted.

For ease of reference in the ensuring discussion, illustrativeamine-complexed zinc salts of the present invention as tested in thesubsequent examples are set forth in Table II below, with each compoundreferenced to a compound number.

                  TABLE II                                                        ______________________________________                                        Amine-Complexed Zinc Salts Of Organic Diacids                                 Compound No.                                                                             Compound                                                           ______________________________________                                         1         Zinc Succinate Ethylenediamine                                      2         Zinc Glutarate Ethylenediamine                                      3         Zinc Adipate Ethylenediamine                                        4         Zinc Adipate Propylenediamine                                       5         Zinc Azelate Ethylenediamine                                        6         Zinc Sebacate Ethylenediamine                                       7         Zinc Dibasate Ethylenediamine                                       8         Zinc Dibasate Propylenediamine                                      9         Zinc Dibasate Diethylamine                                         10         Zinc Dibasate Triethanolamine                                      11         Zinc Dodecanedioate Ethylenediamine                                12         Zinc Dodecanedioate Diethylamine                                   13         Zinc Dodecanedioate Triethanolamine                                14         Zinc Thiodiphenolate Ethylenediamine                               15         Zinc Sulfonyldiphenolate Ethylenediamine                           16         Zinc Sulfonyldiphenolate Propylenediamine                          17         Zinc Phthalate Ethylenediamine                                     18         Zinc Isophthalate Ethylenediamine                                  19         Zinc Terephthalate Ethylenediamine                                 20         Zinc Thiodiphenolate Propylenediamine                              21         Zinc Dibasate Dimethylamine                                        22         Zinc Quinizarinate Ethylenediamine                                 23         Zinc Dibasate Pyridine                                             24         Zinc Dibasate Piperidine                                           25         Zinc Dibasate N--Phenylanthraniline                                26         Zinc Azelate Propylenediamine                                      ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE I

Various illustrative amine-complexed zinc salts of the present inventionwere evaluated relative to the criteria discussed above for suitablecompounds, including a reaction yield of at least 25%, a corrosioncurrent of less than 100 microamps, a corrosion potential of more thanminus 700 millivolts, and a pH greater than about 7. In each instance,the amine-complexed zinc salts were prepared by reaction of 0.05 molesof each of the zinc oxide, organic diacid and amine reactants, at thereaction temperature and reaction time (minutes) conditions set forth inTable III below. This Table also sets forth for each compound thecorrosion current, corrosion potential, pH and reaction yield of theamine-complexed zinc salt product.

                  TABLE III                                                       ______________________________________                                        Reaction Conditions Product  Corrosion                                        Cmpd No. (min.)  (°C.)                                                                         Yield, %                                                                             Curr..sup.(1)                                                                       Pot..sup.(2)                                                                        pH                                 ______________________________________                                        14       30      96     89     52.5  -570  8.60                               15       30      96     70     170   -592  7.67                                5       30      96     --     82    -667  6.78                                6       30      97     --     170   -462  6.8                                 7       30      90     --     86    -625  7.24                               20       90      95     81.2   46    -560  8.18                               .sup.   8.sup.(3)                                                                      90      95     49.1   90    -570  7.55                               21       120     90     44     82    -610  6.85                                9       120     90     77     30    -570  7.0                                22       30      95     90     84    -570  7.75                               .sup.   8.sup.(4)                                                                      90      95     52.1   48    -590  7.35                               23       90      95     45     60    -550  7.0                                24       90      95     47.4   40    -610  7.1                                10       30      95     52     93    -580  7.2                                25       30      95     87.8   --    --    --                                  3       --      --     --     78    --    --                                 .sup.   9.sup.(5)                                                                      --      --     --     177   --    --                                 11       --      --     --     130   --    --                                 12       --      --     --     197   --    --                                 17       --      --     --     83    --    --                                 ______________________________________                                         .sup.(1) Curr. = current in microamps                                         .sup.(2) Pot. = potential in millivolts                                       .sup.(3) 1,2-diaminopropane compound                                          .sup.(4) 1,3-diaminopropane compound                                          .sup.(5) Second test of compound No. 9; note first test value of 30           microamps                                                                

In the above table, the corrosion data presented as corrosion currentand corrosion potential were determined by electrochemical testing. Thespecific test used was the Tafel Plot, which scans ±0.250 volt about thecorrosion potential E_(corr). From this plot is determined the corrosioncurrent I_(corr), as is well known to those skilled in the art. Simplystated, the corrosion current I_(corr) is directly proportional to therate of corrosion that is occurring on the test specimen. The higher thecorrosion current value, the more corrosion is occurring on the testsample. Empirical results indicate that a value of corrosion current ofabout 100 microamps or less is consistent with good levels of corrosionprotection in use. The corrosion potential of the test specimens wasmeasured against a saturated calomel electrode, a technique well knownto those skilled in the art.

The electrolyte employed to determine the corrosion current andcorrosion potential values by the above procedure was a simulation ofacid rain encountered at urban industrial locations, as determined fromthe relevant technical literature. The electrolyte compositionsspecifically employed in these tests is set forth in Table IV below; thepH of this electrolyte was about 4.2.

                  TABLE IV                                                        ______________________________________                                        Electrolyte Composition                                                       Component   Concentration, Grams/Liter                                        ______________________________________                                        NaCl        1.09                                                              MgSO.sub.4.7H.sub.2 O                                                                     1.81                                                              KNO.sub.3   0.452                                                             NH.sub.4 Cl 0.551                                                             NaNO.sub.3  0.151                                                             H.sub.2 SO.sub.4                                                                          0.0034                                                            ______________________________________                                    

The test metal used for each of the electrochemical tests was a lowcarbon steel SAE-1020 hot rolled bar, machined to a uniform 7.86millimeter diameter and 18.9 millimeter length, providing an exposedsurface area of 5.16 square centimeters. In each instance, the TafelPlot was obtained on the simulated rain solution saturated with thepigment being tested.

The data in Table III showed that the compounds of the present inventionwere obtained in all cases at desirable yield levels, consistent withthe aforementioned criterion of at least 25% yield. In terms of thecriterion level of corrosion current of about 100 microamps or less, allof the compounds listed in Table III achieved such low corrosion currentlevel with the exception of zinc sulfonyldiphenolate ethylenediamine(compound 15), zinc sebacate ethylenediamine (compound 6), zinc dibasatediethylamine (compound 9, second test; note that the first test of thesame compound gave a corrosion current of 30 microamps), zincdodecanedioate diethylamine (compound 12) and zinc dodecanedioateethylenediamine (compound 11). The corrosion potential criterion of atleast minus 700 millivolts for "good" corrosion inhibitors was met byall of the Table III compounds tested. Similarly, the pH criterion forgood corrosion inhibitors, i.e., a pH greater than about 7, was metgenerally by all of the compounds tested.

For purposes of comparison, electrochemical testing likewise wasperformed according to the above-described procedure for variouscommercial corrosion inhibitive pigments. The data for such comparativetesting are set forth in Table V below.

                  TABLE V                                                         ______________________________________                                        Electrochemical Test Results                                                  For Commercial Pigments                                                                   Corrosion      Potential                                          Pigment     Curr. microamps*                                                                             mv**     pH                                        ______________________________________                                        Busan-11 M1 5.6            -522     9.3                                       Nalzin SC-1 36             -540     7.2                                       Moly-White 212                                                                            110            -566     8.2                                       Halox CW-221                                                                              65             -473     8.9                                       Zinc Chromate                                                                             12             -515     6.6                                       Blank+      740            -670     4.2                                       ______________________________________                                         *Probe surface 5 cm.sup.2 -                                                   **Against saturated calomel electrode                                         +Average of 4 determinations                                             

EXAMPLE II

As indicated, one of the criteria for good corrosion-inhibitor additivesis a moderate water solubility. Ideally, the corrosion inhibitor shouldhave a solubility low enough so that blistering and delamination of thepaint film does not occur. Conversely, the solubility should besufficiently high to afford protection of the metal substrate to whichthe coating composition containing such inhibitor is applied. Generally,a low solubility is consistent with high durability of the coating filmcontaining such corrosion inhibitor.

A modified form of the solubility test procedure set forth in ASTM-D1766was performed on various illustrative amine-complexed zinc salts of thepresent invention, and the results are set forth in Table VI below.Table VII below lists corresponding solubility data for commerciallyavailable anticorrosion-inhibiting pigments.

                  TABLE VI                                                        ______________________________________                                        Solubility Data For                                                           Amine-Complexed Zinc Salts Of Organic Diacids                                 Compound No. Solubility, g/100 cc H.sub.2 O                                                                Description.sup.(a)                              ______________________________________                                        1            .39             SS                                               2            .16             SS                                               3            .15             SS                                               5            .21             SS                                               6            .18             SS                                               7            .32             SS                                               8            .16             SS                                               9            .02             PINS                                             11           .015            PINS                                             13           .001            PINS                                             14           .03             PINS                                             15           .39             SS                                               17           .02             PINS                                             18           1.13            MS                                               19           .66             SS                                               ______________________________________                                         .sup.(a) PINS = practically insoluble (<.1 g/100 cc H.sub.2 O)                SS = slightly soluble (.1 to 1 g/100 cc H.sub.2 O)                            MS = moderately soluble                                                  

                  TABLE VII                                                       ______________________________________                                        Solubility Data For Commercially                                              Available Corrosion-Inhibitor Pigments                                        Commercial    Solubility                                                      Pigment       g/100 cc H.sub.2 O                                                                       Description.sup.(a)                                  ______________________________________                                        Busan         0.35       SS                                                   Zinc Yellow   0.20       SS                                                   Nalzin        0.10       SS                                                   Moly White    0.01       PINS                                                 ______________________________________                                         .sup.(a) SS = Slightly soluble (.1 to g/100 cc H.sub.2 O)                     PINS = Practically insoluble (<.1 g/100 cc H.sub.2 O)                    

As shown by the data in Tables VI and VII, the amine-complexed zincsalts of the present invention generally had solubility characteristicsconsistent with the commercial pigments, with the exception of zincdibasate diethylamine (compound 9), zinc dodecanedioate ethylenediamine(compound 11), zinc dodecanedioate triethanolamine (compound 13), zincthiodiphenolate ethylenediamine (compound 14) and zinc phthalateethylenediamine (compound 17).

EXAMPLE III

A further criterion for effective corrosion-inhibitor compounds, asdiscussed herein above, is low toxicity. A primary objective of thepresent invention is to provide corrosion-inhibitor compounds which aregenerally comparable in performance characteristics to the widely used"Zinc Yellow" zinc chromate pigment but which have significantly reducedtoxicity.

Illustrative corrosion inhibitor compounds of the present invention weretested for toxicity characteristics by three separate tests: (1) acuteoral toxicity, (2) primary skin irritation, and (3) Draize eyeirritation. Data obtained in such testing are shown in Table VIII below,together with toxicity-related data for commercial corrosion-inhibitorpigments.

                  TABLE VIII                                                      ______________________________________                                        Acute Toxicity                                                                Compound No.           Test Results                                           ______________________________________                                        Oral (5 g/kg in Corn Oil)                                                      6             0%      mortality                                              15             10%     mortality                                              14             100%    mortality                                               9             0%      mortality                                               3             0%      mortality                                              17             0%      mortality                                              Skin Irritation                                                               (0.5 g in Saline Paste)                                                        6             0.13    score-minimally irritating                             15             0.08    score-non-irritating                                    3             0.42    score-minimally irritating                             17             0.00    score-non-irritating                                   Eye Irritation (100 mg)                                                        6             37.2    score-severely irritating                              15             31.0    score-severely irritating                              14             53.7    score-extremely irritating                              9             5.5     score-mildly irritating                                 3             19.0    score-moderately-irritating                            ______________________________________                                         Commercial Pigments                                                           Red lead LDLo = lg/kg (oral)                                                  Zinc chromate TDLo = 12 mg/kg (intratracheal)                                 Moly White LD.sub.50 = 50 g/kg (oral)                                         Busan LD.sub.50 = 850 mg/kg (oral)                                       

The data show that the only pigment of the present invention which wastested and indicated to have unacceptable toxicity characteristics waszinc thiodiphenolate ethylenediamine (compound 14).

EXAMPLE IV

In this Example, various illustrative corrosion-inhibitor compounds ofthe present invention were synthesized, some being formed in thereaction system with a commercially available kaolin mineral filler indelaminated form (ASP-752, Engelhard Corporation, Menlo Park, N.J.)being present in the reaction system, whereby the amine-complexed zincsalt was produced in distended form on the delaminated kaolin filler.

The synthesis procedure in general terms for all corrosion-inhibitorcompounds was as follows. The metal, in the form of zinc oxide, wasmixed with the amine constituent in an aqueous slurry. The organicdiacid then was slowly introduced. The amounts of each reagent wasalways maintained at a 1:1:1 molar ratio of zinc:organic diacid:amine.(In some cases the order of organic diacid and amine addition wassometimes reversed to improve yield.) The reaction was carried out at90° C. for one hour over a water bath. After completion, the reactionvolume was cooled to 4° C., the product was filtered, washed, oven-driedat 60° C. for 1-2 hours and micropulverized.

If the corrosion inhibitor composition comprised the delaminated kaolinfiller, the reaction was performed as described above, except that thekaolin material was the first ingredient in the reaction vessel. Thekaolin in such cases was predetermined in amount so that the finalcorrosion-inhibitor product would be 50% amine-complexed zinc salt (asthe active pigment) and 50% kaolin. Despite such predetermined amounts,the reaction yields for the best composite amine-complexed zincsalt/mineral filler corrosion inhibitors indicated that the zinc saltwas about 30% by weight of the composite and kaolin about 70% by weight,based on the assumption that no mineral filler is lost during reaction.Table IX lists yields of all corrosion inhibitor compounds andcomposites.

                  TABLE IX                                                        ______________________________________                                        Corrosion-Inhibitor Compounds And Composites                                  Compound No. %       Compound No.                                             (M = Mineral Filler)                                                                       Yield   (M = Mineral Filler)                                                                         % Yield                                   ______________________________________                                         3           33      13             42                                         3           45      14             89                                         4           43      14             96                                        26           45      15             60                                         6           57      15             86                                         6           44      15             81                                         6           59      16             77                                         8 + M.sup.(1)                                                                             71      17             44                                        12 + M.sup.(2)                                                                             76      17 + M.sup.(3) 70                                        10           60      18             33                                        11           66      18             28                                        11           65      19             62                                        12           53      19             85                                        ______________________________________                                         .sup.(1) 22% active pigment in composite                                      .sup.(2) 26% active pigment in composite                                      .sup.(3) 28% active pigment in composite                                 

Recognizing that the objective criterion for good corrosion-inhibitorcompounds involved a yield of at least 25%, the data in Table IX showthat all of the compounds of the present invention represented in suchtable met the criterion. The composite pigments, i.e., zinc dibasatepropylenediamine (compound 8), zinc dodecanedioate diethylamine(compound 12) and zinc phthalate ethylenediamine (compound 17), all incomposition with delaminated kaolin as the mineral filler, demonstratedyields of 70% and above of the product composite.

EXAMPLE V

In this set of tests, illustrative corrosion-inhibitor compounds of thepresent invention were incorporated in acrylic latex and alkyd vehicles.The acrylic latex primer was formulated with MV-23 latex (Rohm & Haas,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) at 26% PVC (pigment content in dried film,by volume) and 38% NVV (non-volatile content of paint, by volume); thedetails of such formulation are set forth in Table X below. The alkydprimers were formulated with McCloskey Varkyd 1S31-50E medium oil alkydat 38% PVC and 45% NVV; the details of this formulation are set out inTable XI below.

                  TABLE X                                                         ______________________________________                                                               Grams                                                  ______________________________________                                        Grind                                                                         Water                    56.1                                                 Colloid 681F (Colloids)  0.88                                                 NH.sub.4 OH (28%)(Carco Chemicals Corp.)                                                               2.7                                                  Tamol 850 (20%)(Rohm & Haas)                                                                           3.53                                                 Triton CF10 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                              1.1                                                  Chem Carb 11 (Engelhard Corporation)                                                                   9.01                                                 Kadox 515 (Gulf & Western                                                                              4.3                                                  Natural Resources Group)                                                      Titanox 2160 (NL Industries)                                                                           6.5                                                  Active Pigment (Amine-Complexed Zinc Salt)                                                             36.7                                                 Letdown                                                                       Natrosol 250HR (Hercules Incorporated)                                                                 0.06                                                 Rhoplex MV23 (43%) (Rohm & Haas)                                                                       193.7                                                Texanol (Eastman Kodak)  2.0                                                  Aroplaz 1271 (100%) (Spencer Kellog-                                                                   21.4                                                 Div. of Textron)                                                              Zr Drier (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                      5      drops                                         Co Drier (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                      2      drops                                         Triton X100 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                              1.5                                                  Ethylene Glycol (Union Carbide Corp.)                                                                  9.3                                                  Colloid 681F (Colloids)  0.88                                                 E-845 (Rohm & Haas)      13.6                                                 NaNO.sub.2 (13.8%)(Fisher Scientific)                                                                  2.8                                                  ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE XI                                                        ______________________________________                                        Alkyd Formulation                                                             Reactants                 Grams                                               ______________________________________                                        Alkyd Resin-Varkyd 1S31-50E                                                                             183                                                 (McCloskey Varnish Co.)                                                       Active Pigment            34                                                  Titanox 2160 (NL Industries)                                                                            25.4                                                Emtal 500 (Engelhard Corporation)                                                                       56.8                                                Bentone 38 (NL Industries)                                                                              1.7                                                 Mineral Spirits           36.5                                                Zr Drier (18%) (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                 1.1                                                 Co Drier (12%) (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                 0.52                                                Exkin (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                          0.34                                                ______________________________________                                    

In each instance the primers were applied on low carbon steel panels ina single coat of about 2.5-3.5 mils dry film thickness. After ambientair-curing for two weeks the panels were exposed to salt spray exposurein accordance with the procedure of ASTM D-117-73. The test results areshown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a bar graph of the performance,denoted as hours to failure, for various corrosion inhibitor-containingalkyd formulations. As seen from this bar graph, the commercial "ZincYellow" (zinc chromate) formulation gave high performance, with aperformance life of about 1050 hours in the salt spray exposure.Nonetheless, as previously indicated, the zinc chromate pigment in thiscomposition is highly toxic in character. In contrast, variouscorrosion-inhibitor compounds and composites of the invention,characterized by significantly lower toxicity levels, performed on acomparable level to this commercial corrosion inhibitor pigment. Forexample, the composite pigments based on zinc sebacate ethylenediamineand zinc sulfonyldiphenolate ethylenediamine in combination with kaolingave performance life values of approximately 1,000 hours and 850 hours,respectively. By contrast, the performance of commercial pigments suchas zinc phosphate and Nalzin SC-1 (NL Industries) were markedly inferiorin performance to the corrosion-inhibitor compounds and composites ofthe present invention. It is to be noted that the formulation containingonly kaolin (control) had a performance life of approximately 750 hours,and this high performance life believed due to the presence of adispersant, TSPP, present in the kaolin for the purpose of rendering thesame water-dispersible.

As mentioned above, the longest-performing corrosion inhibitors of thepresent invention were distended on kaolin, and kaolin likewise enhancedthe performance of zinc thiodiphenolate ethylenediamine, but anomolouslyreduced the performance of zinc azelate ethylenediamine.

FIG. 2 is a similar bar graph showing salt spray exposure performancefor panels coated with latex formulations with variouscorrosion-inhibitor additives. The data show that in latex formulations,the amine-complexed zinc salts of the present invention are notcharacterized by long performance life such as is the commerciallyavailable "Zinc Yellow" (zinc chromate) pigment, however zincthiodiphenolate ethylenediamine and zinc dibasate ethylenediamineprovided performance levels of approximately 780 hours and 760 hours,respectively. In addition, virtually all of the corrosion inhibitorcompounds and composites of the invention which were tested for the FIG.2 comparison exhibited better performance than the commercial pigments,"Moly White" and zinc phosphate.

EXAMPLE VI

In this test, as in Example V, various illustrative corrosion-inhibitorcompounds and composites were tested against various commercialcorrosion-inhibitor pigments in salt spray exposure in accordance withthe procedure of ASTM B117-73.

The panels used in all exposure testing were Q-panels SAE 1010 coldrolled steel, 3 inches by 6 inches by 0.032 inch, polished on one sidein accordance with the specification (Type 2) set forth in ASTM D-609.The polished face of the test panel was solvent-wiped with a 50:50mixture of xylene and VM&P naphtha according to the procedures set outin ASTM D-609, method D.

One coat of paint was applied using a Henry K. Gardner Laboratorydraw-down, with either a 6 mil or 8 mil draw-down blade. The draw-downspeed was 1 inch per second. Such coat of paint was allowed to cure fortwo weeks under ambient conditions, in the case of both alkyd and latexpaints. The dried coating thickness was measured with Elcometer Coatingthickness gauge, Model #150/-FNIE. Acceptable thickness of the curedfilm were 2.5-3.5 mils.

The alkyd and latex formulations employed in these tests are set out inTables XII and XIII, respectively. Stormer viscosity (ASTM D562-55) forall alkyd paints was greater than 90, and for all latex paints wasgreater than 80.

                  TABLE XII                                                       ______________________________________                                        Alkyd Primer Formulation                                                      Reactants                lbs.    gals.                                        ______________________________________                                        Varkyd 1531-50E.sup.(a) (McCloskey Varnish Co.)                                                        505.0   66.4                                         Emtal 500 (Engelhard Corporation)                                                                      164.3   7.1                                          Titanox 2160 (NL Industries)                                                                           70.0    2.1                                          Active Pigment           93.9    7.7                                          Bentone 38 (NL Industries)                                                                             4.7     0.29                                         Exkin (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                         0.94    0.12                                         Mineral Spirits          100.8   15.8                                         Zr Drier 18% (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                  3.1     0.33                                         Co Drier 12% (Tenneco Chemicals Inc.)                                                                  1.5     0.17                                                                  944.2   100.0                                        ______________________________________                                         NVV (nonvolatile content of paint, by volume) = 45%                           PVC (pigment content in dried film, by volume) = 38%                          .sup.(a) Medium oil, soya linseed                                        

                  TABLE XIII                                                      ______________________________________                                        Latex Primer Formulation                                                                           lbs.  gals.                                              ______________________________________                                        Grind                                                                         Water                  117.9   14.1                                           Nopco NDW (Nopco Chemical)                                                                           2.7     0.36                                           NH.sub.4 OH (28%)(Carco Chemicals Corps.)                                                            6.8     0.90                                           Tamol 850 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                              9.8     0.99                                           Triton CF-10 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                           5.1     0.51                                           TSPP (Alfa Products-Thiokol)                                                                         4.9     0.32                                           Chemcarb 11 (Engelhard Corporation)                                                                  38.2    1.69                                           Kadox 515 (New Jersey Zinc Co.)                                                                      11.2    0.24                                           Titanox 2160 (NL Industries)                                                                         16.1    0.45                                           Active Pigment         92.9    7.62                                           Natrasol 250HR (Hercules Inc.)                                                                       0.15    0.0084                                         Letdown                                                                       Rhoplex MV23 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                           485.6   55.5                                           Aroplax 1271 (Spencer Kellogg)                                                                       53.7    6.44                                           Zr Drier 18% (Tenneco Chemical Inc.)                                                                 0.075   0.075                                          Co Drier 12% (Tenneco Chemical Inc.)                                                                 0.030   0.030                                          Triton X100 (Rohm & Haas)                                                                            4.1     0.45                                           Glycol (Union Carbide Corp.)                                                                         35.1    3.76                                           Foamaster VL (Nopco Chemical)                                                                        4.2     0.45                                           Texanol (Eastman Chemicals)                                                                          5.8     0.75                                           E845 (Rohm & Haas)     39.5    4.55                                           NaNO.sub.2 (13.8%) (Fisher Scientific)                                                               7.2     0.78                                                                  941.1   100.0                                          ______________________________________                                         NVV (nonvolatile content of paint, by volume) = 38%                           PVC (pigment content in dried film, by volume) = 26%                     

The results for alkyd formulation testing are set forth in FIG. 3, whichis a bar graph of the type shown in preceeding FIGS. 1 and 2. These datashow that various corrosion-inhibitor compounds and composites of theinvention were superior to "Zinc Yellow" (zinc chromate) in salt spraydurability. These superior compounds and composites including zincdodecanedioate triethanolamine (compound 10), zinc phthalate ethylenediamine (compound 17) in distended form on kaolin, zinc dodecanedioateethylenediamine (compound 11), zinc adipate propylenediamine (compound4), zinc adipate ethylenediamine (compound 3), zinc succinateethylenediamine (compound 1), and zinc isophthalate ethylenediamine(compound 18). The remaining compounds and composite corrosioninhibitors of the invention, as shown, generally performed along thelines of the "Zinc Yellow" and "Moly White" commercially availablepigments. Further, all compounds and composite corrosion inhibitors ofthe invention were significantly better in performance than commercialcorrosion inhibitor additives such as Nalzin, Halox and Busan. Alsoshown in FIG. 3 for the purpose of comparison are salt spray durabilityperformances of zinc molybdate-containing formulations and formulationscontaining ASP-900, another commercially available mineral filler(Engelhard Corporation, Menlo Park, N.J.).

FIG. 4 is a bar graph similar in format to FIGS. 1-3, wherein paintpanel durability, in hours (to failure) is indicated for variouscorrosion inhibitors in latex vehicle formulations. This plot shows thatthe zinc thiodiphenolate ethylenediamine of the present invention gaveslightly less than half the durability achieved by the commercial "ZincYellow" (zinc chromate) corrosion-inhibitor formulation. Nonetheless,such amine-complexed zinc salt performed markedly better thancommercially available corrosion inhibitors, such as Nalzin, Halox,Busan, "Moly White" and zinc phosphate.

EXAMPLE VII

In a test of the efficacy of selected compounds of the invention for useas marine-fouling inhibiting pigments, compounds 6 and 14 of Table II(zinc sebacate ethylenediamine and zinc thiodiphenolate ethylenediamine,respectively) were prepared and formulated into alkyd paints. Thecompounds were prepared by reacting ZnO, ethylenediamine and,respectively, 4,4'-thiodiphenol and sebacic acid, as follows.

The amounts of reactants utilized were as follows:

    ______________________________________                                                       Amount (grams)                                                 Reagents         Compound 6 Compound 14                                       ______________________________________                                        Zno (Reagent grade)                                                                            117.5      90.4                                              4,4'-thiodiphenol                                                                              --         242.0                                             (Crown Zellerbach)                                                            Sebacic acid (Reagent                                                                          294.5      --                                                grade)                                                                        Ethylenediamine  88.5       68.0                                              (Reagent grade)                                                               ______________________________________                                    

Each reaction was carried out with constant agitation of the reactionbatch. In each case, 3 liters of H₂ O were added to a 4 liter breaker,the ZnO powder was mixed in and then ethylenediamine was added. Over aperiod of 10 minutes the remaining reactant, 4,4'-thiodiphenol orsebacic acid, was slowly added, the mixture was heated to 95°±5° C. andheld at that temperature for one hour then cooled under agitation. Thebatch was allowed to sit overnight without agitation and then wasfiltered and the recovered solids were washed with 1.5 liters H₂ O on avacuum filter, were dried at 37.7° C. for 1-2 hours, and thenpulverized. Three alkyd paint formulations were then prepared in aconventional manner, including being milled overnight with porcelainballs in a 1-pint mill, except that two of the paints were made up withabout 95.9 grams per liter each (0.8 lbs per U.S. gallon) of,respectively, the sebacic acid-derived pigment and thethiodiphenol-derived pigment. The paint formulated with the sebacicacid-derived pigment is below identified as Formulation 6 and the paintformulated with the thiodiphenolate-derived pigment, as Formulation 14.A third, control paint formulation contains mica but no pigment and isidentified as Formulation MC.

                  TABLE XIV                                                       ______________________________________                                        Test Paint Formulations (Parts By Weight)                                                     Formulations                                                  Ingredient        MC       6        14                                        ______________________________________                                        Varkyd 1531-50E   183.0    183.0    183.0                                     (McCloskey)                                                                   Titanox 2160      10.0     10.0     10.0                                      (NL Industries)                                                               325 Mesh Waterground                                                                            40.0     12       12                                        Mica (English Mica Co.)                                                       Pigment           none     28       28                                        Emtal-500         95.8     63.4     63.3                                      Exkin (Tenneco Chem. Inc.)                                                                      0.34     0.34     0.34                                      Mineral Spirits   36.5     36.5     36.5                                      Zr Drier (18%)    1.1      1.1      1.1                                       Co Drier (12%)    0.52     0.52     0.52                                      ______________________________________                                    

The three test paint formulations were each applied to three aluminumtest panels in a single coat on both sides and were immersed just belowthe water surface in brackish water (Cedarcroft Lagoon, MatedeconkRiver, Brick Town, N.J.) for a period of about two months, from August 1to October 3. Results of visual observation of the test panels are shownin Table XV following.

                  TABLE XV                                                        ______________________________________                                        Marine Fouling Test Results                                                               Result                                                            Paint    Panel    No. of                                                      Formulations                                                                           Number   Barnacles Algae  Comments                                   ______________________________________                                        MC       1        17        Yes    2nd worst panel                            MC       2         1        Yes                                               MC       3        16        Yes    Worst panel                                 6       1        12        Yes    3rd worst panel                             6       2         1        Yes                                                6       3        none      Yes                                               14       1        none      Almost Best panel                                                             Clean                                             14       2        none      Some   2nd best panel                             14       3        none      Yes                                               ______________________________________                                    

Although the invention has been described in detail with respect tocertain preferred compounds, composites and embodiments, it will beappreciated by those skilled in the art that other compounds, compositesand embodiments which may be usefully employed, lie within the scope ofthe present invention and the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An amine-complexed zinc salt of an organic diacidselected from the group consisting of unchlorinated thiodiphenols,unchlorinated sulfonyldiphenols, and phthalic acids, said salt beingobtained as the reaction product of zinc oxide, said amine and saidorganic diacid in an approximately 1:1:1 molar ratio and having theformula

    ZnA.sub.x.B.sub.y

wherein A is the organic diacid residue, B is the amine, x is between0.6 and 1.0, y is between 0.03 and 0.87, and said amine is selected fromthe group consisting of alkylenediamines, C₂ to C₃ polyalkylamines andpolyalkanol amines.
 2. An amine-complexed zinc salt of an organic diacidselected from the group consisting of unhalogenated thiodiphenols,unhalogentated sulfonyldiphenols, and phthalic acids, said salt beingobtained as the reaction product of zinc oxide, said amine and saidorganic diacid in an approximately 1:1:1 molar ratio and having theformula

    ZnA.sub.x.B.sub.y

wherein A is the organic diacid residue, B is the amine, x is between0.6 and 1.0, y is between 0.03 and 0.87, and said amine is selected fromthe group consisting of alkylenediamines, C₂ to C₃ polyalkylamines andpolyalkanol amines.
 3. An amine-complexed zinc salt of an organic diacidselected from the group consisting of thiodiphenols andsulfonyldiphenols and having the formula:

    ZnA.sub.x.B.sub.y

wherein A is the organic diacid residue, B is the amine, x is between0.6 and 1.0 and y is between 0.01 and 1.0.
 4. An amine-complexed zincsalt according to claim 3 wherein said organic diacid is selected fromthe group consisting of unhalogenated thiodiphenols and unhalogenatedsulfonyldiphenols.
 5. An amine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 3or claim 4 wherein said amine is selected from the group consisting ofalkylenediamines, polyalkylamines and polyalkanolamines.
 6. Anamine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 orclaim 4 wherein said amine is selected from the group consisting ofethylenediamine and propylenediamine.
 7. An amine-complexed zinc saltaccording to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3 wherein said organic diacid is4,4'-thiodiphenol.
 8. An amine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 1,claim 2 or claim 3 wherein said organic diacid is 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol.9. An amine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3wherein said organic diacid is selected from the group consisting ofphthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid.
 10. Anamine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 3 formed as a reactionproduct of zinc oxide, said amine and said organic diacid.
 11. Anamine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3wherein said amine is C₂ -C₃ alkylenediamine.
 12. An amine-complexedzinc salt according to claim 10 wherein the reaction product is obtainedby reaction of said zinc oxide, said amine and said organic diacid in anapproximately 1:1:1 molar ratio.
 13. An amine-complexed zinc saltaccording to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3 wherein the molar ratio of saidorganic diacid to said amine in the reaction is from about 1.0 to about1.2.
 14. An amine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 2 or claim 3wherein said amine is a C₂ -C₃ alkylene diamine of an organic diacidselected from the group consisting of unhalogenated thiodiphenol andunhalogenated sulfonyldiphenol.
 15. An amine-complexed zinc saltaccording to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3 wherein said amine is ethylenediamine and said organic diacid is selected from the group consisting ofphthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid.
 16. Anamine-complexed zinc salt according to claim 3 wherein y is between 0.03and 0.87.
 17. An amine-complexed zinc salt formed as the reactionproduct of zinc oxide, said amine and an organic diacid selected fromthe group consisting of thiodiphenols and sulfonyldiphenols, whereinsaid reaction product is obtained by reaction of said zinc oxide, saidamine and said organic diacid in an approximately 1:1:1 molar ratio.